2019 Phillies thread
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If the light goes on for Kingery then that is going to be a great deal too.
He’s not even arbitration eligible until after the 2020 season. The best thing the Phillies will do for him based on what little leverage he has is buy out his arbitration years in return for him suspending his free agency a year or two. But that means he won’t be a free agent until he’s 31 or 32. It does suck for him that this year he gets $500K and next only $700K. I think they’d rather see if they get Trout though before entertaining Boras again.
There is no way they are going to jerk around the guy may still be their biggest bat. He will get a big dollar deal before the end of 2020.
If you go back to that interview I posted from last week he starts to say “Bryce asked”, then he quickly changes it to I’ve been asked. Clearly they talked about it before it happened this winter. I give the Angels a small chance next offseason but overwhelming odds he signs with the Phillies now.
We’ll both center fielders are injured. However, I favor not bringing him up until next year to maximize his non arb service years. How’s this for a lineup post strike in 2022:
1. Hasely - cf
2. Segura - ss
3. Trout - lf
4. Harper - rf
5. Hoskins - 1b
6. Realmuto - c
7. Bohm - 3b
8. Kingery - 2b
9. Nola - p
The only two not under team control are Realmuto and, obviously, Trout.
I know, I know, worry about and enjoy 2019 - 2021.
Really, who cares what David Jones has to say about this. He is a college football writer.
Why would you bother to read what that insufferable buffoon writes? He is correct less often than a Pitt fan.
Won’t produce the numbers? Harper’s numbers are almost exclusively comparable to future Hall of Fame players at the same point in their career. I guess one could complain it’s “too much money”, but a chance to grab a generational talent at age 26 was never going to be cheap. Honestly my initial impression of Harper was negative, but then I really delved into the numbers. This is Jones’ issue. He FEELS an awful lot of stuff. He doesn’t really have the intellectual honesty to actually study an issue with any amount of dispassion. Reminds me of a radio shock jock in print and I suspect there is some truth to that.
Jones likes to be edgy and go against the grain, much like he does with PSU football.
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anon_xdc8rmuek44eq
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Harper vows to bring 'title back to D.C.'.....LOL. He's into this you can tell.
The Phillies’ introductory press conference for the newly-acquired Bryce Harper went about how you’d expect. It was ceremonial without being too regal, there were a handful of canned phrases about remaining with one team for a long time and building team culture, and Harper said that he wants to bring a championship to the wrong city. This was a clear slip up, but surely Nats fans everywhere are grinning from ear to ear at the comment and making jokes about how Harper’s new contract might have just done that for their town.
It just goes to show that you can take the man out of D.C. sports, but you can’t take the D.C. sports out of the man. (That’s how the saying goes, right?)
The Phillies’ introductory press conference for the newly-acquired Bryce Harper went about how you’d expect. It was ceremonial without being too regal, there were a handful of canned phrases about remaining with one team for a long time and building team culture, and Harper said that he wants to bring a championship to the wrong city. This was a clear slip up, but surely Nats fans everywhere are grinning from ear to ear at the comment and making jokes about how Harper’s new contract might have just done that for their town.
It just goes to show that you can take the man out of D.C. sports, but you can’t take the D.C. sports out of the man. (That’s how the saying goes, right?)
I'd always felt a bit sad for Votto. Great player, plays hard, and hardly a sniff at the playoffs. Kinda like Ernie Banks. Being in Columbus, the Reds are thew team I see most often, so I've gotten to see a bit of Votto through the years. But the Reds might have a halfway decent team this season.
Watching a Joey Votto at bat is one of the simple joys of my life. I’m hoping he can bounce back with a team around him this year.
Trout and Harper have spoken in the recent weeks.
https://www.12up.com/posts/6312099-...t-for-advice-before-signing-phillies-contract
https://www.12up.com/posts/6312099-...t-for-advice-before-signing-phillies-contract
Angels not happy with Harper and have filed a tampering charge.
https://sports.yahoo.com/bryce-harper-mike-trout-phillies-tampering-free-agency-065242313.html
bwifan
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Here comes the obligatory fine of $10,000 and stern talking to from MLB saying you're not supposed to do that... That will teach him
